How to Reach Andhra Pradesh

Planning to Visit Andhra Pradesh? Find the various ways to travel to Andhra Pradesh by Road, Cars, Trains, Indian Railways, Flights, Airlines and Airports in Andhra Pradesh.

Location of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra pradesh is located in the southern part of India. It is the 5th largest state in India and the largest in South India, surrounded by Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Getting Here – How to Reach Andhra Pradesh

There is an excellent infrastructure of roads, rail facilities, airports and ports, which makes Andhra Pradesh easily accessible from every part of India and International cities.

By Air (Flights)

The main and only international airport in Andhra Pradesh is Hyderabad. Direct international connectivity to Hyderabad is available from many countries. International carriers operating from Hyderabad are Air India, Emirates, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Srilankan Airlines and Thai Airways.

Domestic flights connectivity is excellent with Air India (and their subsidiary Indian Airline), GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, JetLite, Kingfisher, Paramount and SpiceJet operating from here.

The other domestic airports in Andhra Pradesh are at: Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry and Tirupati

By Train (Rail)

Railways are a major means of transport in Andhra Pradesh, which connects all major cities and towns.

By Road

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the major public transport corporation owned by the government of Andhra Pradesh that connects all the cities and villages. Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station[M.G.B.S] in Hyderabad and Nehru Bus stand in Vijayawada are among the largest bus stands in the state. Thousands of private operators also run buses connecting major cities and towns. Private vehicles like cars, motorised scooters, and bicycles occupy a major share of the local transport in the cities and adjoining villages.

By Sea:

Andhra Pradesh has two of the major ports of India at Visakhapatnam and Kakinada and three minor ports at Krishnapatnam (Nellore), Machilipatnam, and Nizampatnam (Guntur).